Radiocabinet



Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

STATES PATENT @"FFICE.

Louis rrnitsaon, sn., or RIDGEWOOD, nnw YORK.

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Application mea March 5, 1924. serial no. 693,944.

' State of Yew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiocalbinets, Vof which the following is a speci'lication. A i j This invention relates to cabinets particula-rlj .designed for mounting of a radio reeeivingl set, andthe main object is to provideaeabinetboth useful and ornamental as an :article of furniture. The' cabinet is constructed with a plurality of compartments exposed by opening of doors, the latter being' positioned so that all compartments may be openat the same time.

.Another object is to provide a novel method of locking the radio set compartment. The dooris locked intermediate its length in the usual manner, and at its sides the novel locking means are employed.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the radio cabinet.

Figure 2' is a side elevational view of the same, the broken lines indicating' the doors when partly opened;

Figure 3 is a perspective view lof the cabinet with the doors partly opened to expose the interior.

Figure 4l is a sectional elevational view thru a corner of the cabinet and door, showing` the auxiliary locking device.

Figures 5 and 6 are perspective views of the locking elements.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral indicates the front legs of the cabinet. Said legs are joined to the rear legs 11 by side walls 12, a rear wall 13, and braces 14 and 15. The upper edge of the brace 14, and the upper and lower edges of the brace 15 are trimmed with ledges 16 designed to produce an ornamental effect. The lid 17 is hingedly connected to the rear wall 13 of the cabinet and may be swung open to expose the interior of the upper compartment 18. The side of the upper compartment is also provided with a door 19 supported on hinges 20. Said door is provided with a lock 21 whose keeper is mounted on the underside of the lid 17 th-us locking the lid the side surface of the door.

17 and door 19 "in closed position siuulltaneously.` rl`he side edges of the swing corners of tllie door 19 are provided with sleeves 22 which are embedded in the door and have internally' flanged ends which lie flush with Said sleeves provide housings for the flanges Q3 of the phngers. The latter have hollow spherical projections in which horizontal diametral slots 25 are formed. The flanges 23 are urged outwardly by springs 2G anchored in the l'rousings, thus urging' the heads 24C into recesses 26, the latter boing formed in the upper ends of the legs 10. Openings pass thru the legs and communicate with the recesses Q6. ln said recesses, studs 27 are rotatably mounted, these studs beingl retained in the openings by a flanged portion thereon. The outer ends of the studs are provided with wingnuts 28 which are used when rotating said studs and a flat blade 29 extends from the flanged ends of the studs and has an enlarged flattened end 30, this blade being adapted to pass thru the slot 25 of elements 24. The cabinet is divided into two compartments of which 18 is the upper. and 31 the lower, the upper compare ment having a floor 32, and the lower compartment a similar floor The lower compartment is provided with a pair of doors 34 and 35, the latter having a knob 36 thereon and a. lock which retains the doors in closed position. Said doors open in a vertical plane and are supported on hinges 37.

The radio cabinet, as previously stated, is used in combination with radio sets, which is mounted in the upper compartment 18, thc panel board 38 of the radio set being shown partly in Figure 3. The accessories to a radio unit such as head sets and the like, may be stored in the compartment 31. W'hen repair is necessary to the radio set, the lid 17 may be rotated and lifted about its hinges. The lid 17 and door 19 are normally locked by member 21, as the bolt of the lock 21 engages the keeper` mounted in the lid 17. In order to prevent tampering with this latch, the novel type ot side lock, illustrated in Figure il, is mounted on the corners of the d-oor 19. As the door 19 is rotated to the closed position, the spherical heads 24 will be depressed against the tension of the spring 26a. This loosens the element 24 into the sleeve 22 and permits passage of the door to the closed position after which member 24 will again be urged cut- Wardly by the spring 26EL and is received in i the recess 26. As this occurs, the blade 29,

projecting from the stud 27 in a normally Y horizontalposition must be in vertical position, that. is, aligned With the Vslot 25 of vmember 24.l This permits the blade to slide lthru the slot vthe latter also extending in ahorizontal plar-e into the yhollow portion of Vmember 24, and when said blade is rotated,

the enlarged end() Will engage the interior. of member 24 and prevent the same from being moved or depressed. In this manner, the

doorl9 stillremains in locked position when -the lock 21 is opened to permit the lid 17 to be lifted. wV

Iclaim;- l v t "1.1In combination With a horizontally yhinged door means for latching the corners of said doorin closed position either releas ablyfor,V positively7 comprising sleeves embedded inl the `corners of the door, said sleeves having-an internal shoulder, a hemii Ispherical member slidable and adapted to partly; project 'from said sleeve, a flange on 25 said hemispherical member movable Within 'the sleeve, va spring engaging the flange of the hemispherical member and adapted to urge the latter to project, said door being adapted` to be rotatable in a frame, the frame having recesses therein adapted toreceive the projecting end of the hemispherical member, and means in said frame cooperat-V ingv with the door for engaging the hemin spherical member to lock the latter inextended position.V

2. In combination with aV horizontallyk partly project V"from each of said sleeves, a j

flange on said hemispherical member movable Within the sleeve,Vv springs engaging the fianges ,of the hemispherical members and adapted to urge-the latter to project, said door being adapted to receive theV projecting end of thev hemispherical members, said hemispherical members each having a diametral slot therein, studs rotatable inthe frame, said studs each having-a flat end vadapted to pass thru the slot of. the corre` sponding Ahemispherical member to'lock the latter in projected or extended position positivelyl When Vsaid stud is rotated to a posi? tion Where the enlarged end is not aligned With the slot, and Wings on said studs for rotating the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LoUrs FIRMBAGH, SR. 

